California Department of Transportation

$271 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING AWARDED TO UPGRADE TRANSPORTATION AND ENHANCE STATE’S ECONOMIC RECOVERY

Los Angeles - The California Transportation Commission today allocated $271 million in new funding to 73 projects that will improve the state’s highways and rail systems and enhance the state’s economic recovery.

The awarded funding includes $214 million from Proposition 1B, a transportation bond approved by voters in 2006. In total, more than $11 billion in Proposition 1B funds have been distributed statewide.

The remaining $57 million in allocations came from assorted transportation accounts funded by state and federal dollars.

Among the projects that received funding today were:

$40.72 million to improve rail operations and access to West Basin rail yards within the Port of Los Angeles.

$1.58 million to improve the median landscaping on Vermont Avenue from Del Amo Boulevard to 223rd Street and from Ashbridge Lane to Lomita Boulevard.

$823,000 to upgrade the pumping and filtration system along Interstate 105 in the City of Paramount between Paramount Boulevard and Garfield Avenue.

Note to Media: Please see the attached file for more information about all projects that received allocations today.